Brooks Lamb
Brooks Lamb is the Director of Food Systems and Agriculture Policy at the Vanderbilt Policy Accelerator. He is the author of two books, including Love for the Land: Lessons from Farmers Who Persist in Place, and his essays have appeared in Barn Raiser, Oxford American, the New York Times, and other outlets. He grew up on a small farm in rural Tennessee and now lives in Memphis.
Latest articles
page 1 of 1Wendell Berry Helped Me See Grief Can Be a Gift
A fallen tree, a front porch and a call to root and rise
Keeping Farmland in Farmers’ Hands
Farm transfers are complex. Anna Sekine helps farmers pass their land to the next generation.
‘Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way’: How a Young Virginian Kept the Farm in the Family
Farmers like Dustin Watson are turning toward new land-centered models to overcome the challenges of farm transfer and succession
Not Every Farmer Wants to “Get Big or Get Out”
As land ownership continues to consolidate into fewer and wealthier hands, some small farmers vow to stay in place
